Category Archives: Trauma

What would you do if placed in an environment or situation in which laboratory prepared blood components such as packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma and platelets were unavailable when a trauma patient needed it?

Lets talk radial head fractures, as I fractured my radial head last week during a soccer game (football for many readers). Fractures of the radial head are the most common fractures involving the elbow in adults and most commonly occur … Continue reading →

Central cord syndrome is described as motor impairment of the upper extremities greater than the lower extremities, bladder dysfunction (urinary retention) and varying degrees of sensory loss below the level of the lesion. The cause is classically described in elderly … Continue reading →